Resources & Technical Guides
Tools and plain-language guides for specifying a stainless tank. Written by people who build them, for people who have to buy one.
Guides
Answers to the questions we actually get asked
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304L vs. 316L Stainless Steel
What the molybdenum actually buys you, when chlorides make the upgrade essential, and when 304L is the right answer.
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Pressure vs. Non-Pressure Tanks
The difference is not a detail. It changes the shell, the heads, the testing, the price and the installation requirements.
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What We Need to Quote Your Tank
Eight things that turn a price range into a real number — and which ones you can safely leave blank.
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Tank Capacity & Dimensions
Getting from the volume you need to dimensions that fit the building, the doorway and the budget.
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Understanding Ozone Contact Tanks
What the vessel actually does, how contact time sets its size, and why the material is not negotiable.
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Downloads
Size charts, layout sheets and the warranty
The layout sheets are the fastest way to specify a tank. Print one, fill in the dimensions, grade, finish and pressure test, draw your fittings on the blank views, and email it to us — that is a complete specification and we can quote directly from it.
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- Pressure tank standard sizes chart (PDF)Diameters 9-5/8 in. to 60 in., with gallons, weights and gallons-per-inch
- Rectangular non-pressure tank standard sizes chart (PDF)55 to 3,231 gallons, with approximate weights
- Vertical pressure tank layout sheet (PDF)Specify diameter, grade, finish, pressure test and couplings
- Horizontal pressure tank layout sheet (PDF)Includes gusset and saddle detail
- Non-pressure tank layout sheet (PDF)For rectangular storage tanks
- Swhift written warranty (PDF)Full warranty terms and conditions of sale
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